Coronavirus: Singapore confirms 4 new cases as biggest cluster around Grace Assembly of God church swells to 21

Singapore has 81 confirmed cases of the coronavirus but 29 have recovered and left hospital

DBS Bank has confirmed that another employee tested positive for the coronavirus after 300 employees were evacuated from office last week

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Singapore now has 81 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Photo: AFP

Published: 8:20pm, 18 Feb 2020Updated: 2:54pm, 25 Feb 2020

Singapore on Tuesday confirmed four new cases of the deadly coronavirus, taking the city state’s total number of infections to 81. The Ministry of Health said five cases have recovered, meaning a total of 29 people have been discharged from hospital since testing positive for the coronavirus.

Three of the new cases – a 57-year-old woman, a 38-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man – had no recent travel history to China but have been linked to an existing cluster at a church in Singapore’s Tanglin district called the Grace Assembly of God, which connects 21 of the city state’s confirmed infections.

The other new case is a 35-year-old Malaysian national with a Singapore work pass. She also has no recent travel to history to China but is part of a cluster including three other previously confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, DBS Bank has confirmed that another employee tested positive for the coronavirus.

Last week, DBS evacuated 300 employees from one of its offices on the 43rd floor of Tower 3 at Marina Bay Financial Centre after a 62-year-old employee was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

The newly infected DBS employee works in the bank’s satellite office, which is understood to be at Ngee Ann City along Orchard Road.

Singapore on Monday announced two new cases, including Case 77 – a 35-year-old man who had not been to China recently and had been in close contact with Case 50, the 62-year-old DBS employee.

DBS said the latest patient was placed under quarantine last week before he was diagnosed.